barre oblique

\ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\

/\ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\/ noun

The verdict

“barre oblique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signe de ponctuation sous la forme « / ».

Corpus desk

Index FR-barre-oblique · barre oblique · French

barre oblique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for barre oblique
PropertyValue
Headwordbarre oblique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « barre oblique » en français

barre obliquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

barre oblique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Signe de ponctuation sous la forme « / ».".

No generated misspelling entries exist for barre oblique in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is barre oblique, spelled B-A-R-R-E- -O-B-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signe de ponctuation sous la forme « / ».

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "barre oblique"?
"barre oblique" is spelled B-A-R-R-E- -O-B-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\.
What does "barre oblique" mean?
As a noun, "barre oblique" means: Signe de ponctuation sous la forme « / ».
How do you pronounce "barre oblique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "barre oblique" is \ba.ʁ‿ɔ.blik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "barre oblique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list